Moss Mabry
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| Born | 1918 |
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| Died | 2006 |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Occupation | Academy Award nominated Costume Designer |
Moss Mabry was a famed Costume designer who lived from (1918 - 2006). He started off designing costumes for his high school plays, but actually studied mechanical engineering at the University of Florida. He later went to Hollywood to attend art school, eventually signing a contract with Warner Bros.. Some of the films he worked on included Dial M for Murder and Them! (both 1954), The Manchurian Candidate and Mutiny on the Bounty (both 1962), The Detective (1968), Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), The Shootist and King Kong (both 1976).
Mabry received four Academy Award nominations throughout his career: for Giant in 1956, What a Way to Go! in 1964, spy thriller Morituri in 1965 and The Way We Were in 1973 .
One of his most iconic designs was the red jacket sported by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Mabry declared that his most difficult filmic assignment was the multiple costume changes required for Elizabeth Taylor in "Giant" (1956), which called for 42 changes of clothing.
